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A row has broken out over the future of bus services to Cardiff Airport. As reported in Saturday’s Echo, Cardiff Bus will be introducing changes to 40% of its services from July 21, as part of the company’s first major review of its timetables in a decade. One of the changes includes the scrapping of the X91 Sunday service to …

A few years ago my parents took me on a pilgrimage to Normandy. My 30th birthday present, it was something I’d always wanted to do with them – to retrace the footsteps of my brave grandfather. He, along with tens of thousands of other young men, landed on the beautiful coastline of northern France one June morning in 1944 to …

A young mum has died two weeks after sustaining serious injuries in a car crash. Twenty-eight-year-old Heather Hughes, from Brackla, Bridgend, was the driver of a silver Audi A4 estate which collided with roadside furniture on the A473 Coychurch roundabout at around 3.10am on Saturday May 25. South Wales Police said this morning that she died of her injuries at …

It’s the $200m Hollywood blockbuster in which Brad Pitt travels the globe trying to stop a pandemic of brain-eating zombies from wiping out mankind.     But after World War Z’s spectacular Russia-set climax flat-lined during test screenings with the movie’s studio bigwigs, a brand new ending had to be re-shot earlier this year – with South Wales stepping in as an …

You sort of knew from the moment the wrong cake arrived for one unfortunate couple’s big day that Rhod Gilbert was never going to cut it as a wedding planner. “It’s nothing like the cake we ordered,” sniffled the bride. “It must be something like it, it’s cake,” replied Rhod. “But it’s been paid for by my grandmother as a …

He’s a legend in the world of heavy metal – and the sky’s the limit for Iron Maiden star Bruce Dickinson who is set for take off with his own airline. The rocker last year launched Cardiff Aviation – his commercial airline maintenance operation at St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan. Now, the singer, who has his own airline …

The wife of a leading Welsh politician who witnessed Matthew Tvrdon’s white van rampage has revealed the killer was “deadly silent” and showed no emotion as he “methodically attacked” his victims. Elizabeth Haywood, who is married to Neath MP Peter Hain, was on her way home on October 19 last year when she stopped for petrol at the Asda garage …

IT was confirmed last week that the Welsh Government has acquired a grade A office scheme from developer JR Smart at its Capital Quarter development. The agreement ensures that the under construction 80,000 sq ft building in Cardiff will now be ready for occupancy in March. It will also see JR Smart starting work immediately after completion on an additional …

Unique and award-winning, the Water Tower is a property that stands out on Cyncoed Road in Cardiff. But despite its striking appearance, its extensive gardens offer it privacy and seclusion in a position convenient for the city centre. Designed from a former water tower , the four bedroom home provides stylish and unique living space allowing in an abundance of …

Cardiff Bus is preparing to launch its biggest shake-up of routes in a decade – and has been criticised for failing to consult and properly inform its passengers. Tens of thousands of passengers will potentially be affected by the changes to 40% of the company’s routes. The shakeup will be introduced on July 21 after the firm launched the first …